DAYTON-County Commissioner Norm Passmore has submitted his resignation from the Board of County Commissioners, effective Wednesday.

Passmore said he, and his wife, Ann, have sold their house in Dayton, and they are in the process of retiring to their home in Oceanside, Ore. where they will be closer to their son's family in Portland, and their daughter and her husband, in Seattle.

Recreational opportunities such as hiking are also calling, Passmore said.

Passmore said there are a thousand acres of sand dunes just 15 miles south of their home.

"That would appeal to us because we like ATVs," he...